Legal Questions

Suppose I had an idea for a software and I wanted to hire offshore developers/contractors to help me with this idea. Would it be more efficient/better for me if I incorporated? Will IP...

Software Strategy Incorporation Legal Business

asked Sep 14 '13 at 01:44

B Dillan
13 points

I've built a website, and now I need a contract written for it (along with a TOS and a privacy policy, but those are simpler, and I know their names). I want a contract where I pay a person once a...

Contract Legal Website

asked Sep 18 '13 at 04:47

James G.
103 points

UK company wants to start up a subsidiary in the US. The first employee and the person heading it up will be a Canadian citizen living in Montreal. What issues if any does this structure pose?

Getting Started Foreign Legal

asked Sep 20 '13 at 06:39

Jim Thompson
1 point

I'm looking at starting my own remote I.T support company. As the work would be done remotely, I won't be seeing the customers face to face to sign documents. If I made my own website which stated...

Contract Legal

asked Sep 22 '13 at 23:37

Muffinbubble
115 points

I have n app on the App Store it doesn't doing terribly well because I am neglecting it a little but I intend to go back to it soon. Basically a big gaming company has approached me and wanted to...

Legal Apps Name

asked Sep 25 '13 at 05:33

Chris
31 points

I've developed an application with a couple of friends, and we want to publish it on various app stores. This requires a business bank account and VAT registration, and after some reading , the...

Getting Started UK Legal Administration

asked Sep 25 '13 at 22:33

Ed Hinchliffe
118 points

Context: (based in the USA) I am building an online marketplace for services and am wondering on how much protection I can get from my terms of service. I am thinking of starting this business...

Legal Service TOS

asked Aug 27 '13 at 11:03

Train
23 points

Given that to be protected by copyright, a picture must be original/unique, I have read on the internet that the "product pictures" (of general use products like fridge, mobile phone etc.) are not...

Legal Website Ethics Copyright

asked Aug 29 '13 at 18:07

Data Smarter
1,274 points

Let's say I have an app called "Shake It" which allows users to sign up and compete against each other on "who can shake their phone the hardest". So a user would take their phone and shake it...

Legal Iphone Android

asked Aug 31 '13 at 03:22

Sbonkosky
23 points

Please forgive the general nature of this question, I'm simply a beginner looking for direction and advice. As an engineer, I do not have a background in business but I've recently taken an...

Getting Started Legal

asked Sep 10 '13 at 05:58

Tom
6 points

If I'm moonlighting and building the product at night and on weekends - at what point does it make sense to establish a business entity (e.g. LLC, Inc, etc)? Would this make sense to only happen...

LLC Incorporation Payments Legal Legal Entity

asked Aug 13 '13 at 22:23

Code Talk
253 points

For example, if an Amazon competitor had the exact same product categories, or if a Craigslist competitor had the exact same categories...I'm mostly talking about how you categorize what you're...

Legal Copyright Trademark

asked Aug 20 '13 at 16:08

Aerovistae
115 points

Hi fellow entrepreneurs, I am the person who posted this question about a conflict with my co-founder. During discussion with my attorney, I discovered that while we filed for the patents (earlier...

Legal Patent Founders Intellectual Property

asked Aug 23 '13 at 02:58

Gupshup
52 points

I am starting an Internet business. Basically the most important part, the part that is making me actual money is still missing. I tried to deal with those issues several times but I always get...

Marketing Legal Website

asked Aug 24 '13 at 08:32

Zurechtweiser
114 points

So, A friend of mine has a brand created for a game, characters, story, the works. He also a rough idea about how the game should be which looked pretty solid. He took out about $40,000 loan and...

Getting Started Contract Equity Legal Shares

asked Aug 25 '13 at 03:43

Brybam
103 points

I am looking to build a website which, among other functions, aggregates credit card transaction information (namely the amount of money somebody has spent on each of their credit cards over the...

Getting Started Credit Cards Legal

asked Jul 26 '13 at 02:24

N00b
101 points

Hi fellow startupians, I've recently gone into a venture with a friend. He is a business/marketing student, and I am a Comp Sci/Math/Econ/A million other things student. Before we moved down to...

Development Legal Employees Ethics

asked Jul 30 '13 at 07:24

Jdero
128 points

Back Story: About a year ago I was asked to join a startup company as technical lead and partner. I was to design build and implement the software for this startup I would receive 20% equity in...

Software Contract Legal Partnerships Dissolution

asked Aug 3 '13 at 01:56

Ross Mann
546 points

I am an app developer, thinking of releasing an app development service, where I can charge my customers monthly or annually and release their apps from my account on app store. Will this violate...

Legal Apps Apple

asked Aug 12 '13 at 03:22

Happyhardik
101 points

Is it wise to use a contract when doing business with friends? Even with close friends? I don't understand how to separate friendships and business. It feels cold and almost inhumane to completely...

Contract Legal

asked Aug 12 '13 at 17:01

Jason
123 points